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Restoration hots up at Stanmer Park
Construction continues at Stanmer Park, as the first new recruits get busy Work began at Stanmer Park in June 2019 and is due for completion by August 2020. The £5.1 million project is being funded by the National Lottery Heritage…
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Gardening talk for Sue Ryder charity
Catch up with news from the wonderful garden of former Gardeners’ World presenter Geoff Hamilton, thanks to his son Nick Barnsdale the TV Years is the title of a talk to be held on Thursday, May 7 in the Great…
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Enjoy the health benefits of growing your own (and eating it!)
We’re not eating enough of our greens… but men can improve their health with a spot of gardening, separate reports say The NHS annual Health Survey (2018) published December 2019 reveals that nearly two-thirds of us are ignoring the health…
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March at the Garden Museum
There are some tasty and tantalising treats on offer at the Garden Museum at Lambeth, London, in March. Here are some dates for your diary. As part of its winter events programme the Garden Museum in Lambeth, London has a…
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Fears for insects as numbers decline
Wildlife and people will suffer if the rapid rate of decline in the number of insects is not stemmed, says a new report Insect Declines and Why They Matter, a new report commissioned by an alliance of wildlife trusts in…
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‘Threatened Plant of the Year’ competition launches this February
Plant Heritage calls for threatened plants to be entered into a new competition, with the winner crowned at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in July From the 1st February 2020 Plant Heritage, the world’s leading cultivated plant conservation charity,…
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African Garden finds new home in UK
The Eden Project in Cornwall is hosting the award-winning Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) African Garden. The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) African Garden, which won gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May, now has a new home…
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Watch the birdie! Count the birds that land in your garden or local park and you could help the RSPB’s annual survey. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is scheduled for January 25-27, 2020, with up to half a million people…
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Carrot supplies hit by heavy flooding
UK at risk of running low on carrot supplies after heavy flooding • More than half of UK carrot growers have been hit by recent flooding. • Producers in the main carrot growing regions in the North of England and…
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New Tom for 2020
Burpee Europe have bred a new tomato for 2020, ‘Consuelo F1’. ‘Consuelo F1’ is an indeterminate, blight resistant variety with large cherry sized fruits. It can be grown outside as a staked or supported plant or in an unheated greenhouse.…
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Ties on for BBC Children in Need
The team at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds have donned their finest ties to help raise money for BBC Children in Need Once again, the team at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds have donned their finest ties to help raise money for BBC Children…
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Fancy blogging/vlogging for Kitchen Garden?
We would love to hear from any budding bloggers or vloggers! Maybe you’re an award winning vegetable grower or a proud allotment owner, with a plot to make everyone envious? Or, you might have a little vegetable patch you enjoy…
